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I received my PM1030V last week. It shipped on Jan 10th and arrived Jan 13th. Total price including shipping was $2098. It came with the QCTP, two dead centers, one live center, drill chuck, 3 and 4 jaw chuck, face plate, tools and a user manual. The user manual leaves a lot to be desired but it's good enough to get you familiar with the lathe. It was nicely packed and bolted in place in a wood crate. Everything inside arrived in tact.
I built a steel stand for it with adjustable feet for leveling. With the help of an engine hoist I placed it on the table and loosely bolted it down. I'll get to the leveling later. The overhead light needs to be mounted a bit further from the shelf and I'll be installing better lighting on the ceiling soon.
I cleaned off the packing oil and tried to run it. No go. First thing I thought of was the safety switch on the left side cover. Sure enough it was not engaging properly. I temporarily removed it from the cover and inserted it into the switch to test things out. I let it run at 600 RPM for a few minutes then cleaned up the oil that slung off the gears. I'll be applying some sticky synthetic grease to the gears and giving it a full lubrication tomorrow.
Here's a few pics. Check the one I took of the paragraph from the manual. The wording is totally backwards from the proper operation on the longitudinal and cross feed. I'll be calling PM to let them know, but I'll bet they DO know. Things don't translate from Chinese to English very well. The mount for the safety switch looks a bit crooked. I'll get that worked out and working properly. I'll post more pics as I make progress.
I built a steel stand for it with adjustable feet for leveling. With the help of an engine hoist I placed it on the table and loosely bolted it down. I'll get to the leveling later. The overhead light needs to be mounted a bit further from the shelf and I'll be installing better lighting on the ceiling soon.
I cleaned off the packing oil and tried to run it. No go. First thing I thought of was the safety switch on the left side cover. Sure enough it was not engaging properly. I temporarily removed it from the cover and inserted it into the switch to test things out. I let it run at 600 RPM for a few minutes then cleaned up the oil that slung off the gears. I'll be applying some sticky synthetic grease to the gears and giving it a full lubrication tomorrow.
Here's a few pics. Check the one I took of the paragraph from the manual. The wording is totally backwards from the proper operation on the longitudinal and cross feed. I'll be calling PM to let them know, but I'll bet they DO know. Things don't translate from Chinese to English very well. The mount for the safety switch looks a bit crooked. I'll get that worked out and working properly. I'll post more pics as I make progress.